Justin Tipuric is set to put to the test the shoulder he damaged playing for the British and Irish Lions 12 months ago.
The Ospreys and Wales openside didn’t play a single game in 2021-22 after sustaining a scapula problem against Japan at Murrayfield last summer. So unusual was the bump that his regional head coach Toby Booth said the nature of it hadn’t been seen in rugby before.
Initially, the Ospreys were hopeful Tipuric might make a return around the festive period last year, but he hit a setback and has had to play a waiting game since then.
